The Dark Side Of Fate by Karima Sa'ad Usman novel Chapter 82

~Sylvester~

We returned home, and Tamia and I went to our bedroom to change. The moment we entered our bedroom, I pulled her close to me.

"We should change and have dinner with everyone, deal with the Lily situation and then maybe you will choose to spend time with me tonight instead of your friends," Tamia said to me and moved away.

I could smell her arousal, but she wanted me to work for it.

I understood her point and quickly changed into something simple.

I wanted to get the dinner over and return to spend time with my woman.

We headed downstairs, and I was surprised to see Katya at the table. She looked nervous, but Tamia smiled at her, making her relax.

Glenda, whom I had banned from the table, was there too, and I looked at Dominic, who shrugged.

Not wanting to embarrass him, I let it rest.

"Hope you will be of best behaviour tonight, Glenda?" Tamia asked her, and she stood up and greeted Tamia and me respectfully.

I knew it was a pretence, and when I looked at my mother, I saw her rolling her eyes at what Glenda did.

Katya was sitting next to her.

"I invited her to join us," My mother said quickly, and as much as I wanted to pretend not to know what she was doing, I knew exactly what she was doing.

She was trying to separate Dominic from Glenda. Honestly, I was in support because the girl was just toxic.

I somehow believed Glenda had forced herself to join us, leaving Dominic to take responsibility for it. It was just so low of her.

Avery and Marcel joined us; they looked like they had done something before coming down. They smelled like it, and I looked at Tamia, who looked away from me, knowing exactly what she did.

Linda and Theo joined us, and the butler soon ushered Lily in.

She was very nervous and was made to sit next to Katya.

Dinner was served, and we ate quickly. I wanted it over with.

"The game against the East was brutal," Dominic said, and we laughed. He wasn't in on the plan.

"It was intentional," Tamia told him, and I watched it click in his eyes.

"My, I learned those alphas were in the infirmary for a while, especially the red-haired, Nikson," he said, trying to remember Kyle's name, and we all laughed.

Honestly, beating him up physically and stripping him of his alpha status would have been the best punishment, but we did not want something that would cause a war between us, so we had to settle.

While we discussed the events, I wondered what Leo wanted to discuss with me. It must have been important for him to go through the trouble of signing up for a sport in which he had no skill.

I also commend him because he played well. We would have still won without the brutality, but the fact that they scored some points meant they put some effort into it.

After dinner, Tamia and I led Lily to the mini office in the duplex.

She was nervous, and she ought to be.

I wasn't over her betraying and trying to ruin me.

If it weren't for the fact that we needed her cooperation to make headway on the matter, I would have ensured she faced the ultimate punishment for treason: death. I was sure no one would dispute it, not even her family.

"Have a seat," I heard Tamia tell her, and I wanted to tell her to keep standing, but I let my mate handle the situation.

"So tell me about Gezel Sidorov," Tamia said, and Lily adjusted herself in the seat.

"She is the head of the northern uprising group. I do not know her function, but they want me to meet with her during the games. She plays golf, so I am expected to hand her the seal at the golf course," Lily said quickly.

"Did they tell you what their mandate is?" Tamia asked her, and she nodded.

"They want a democracy where the council would be the highest seat and every top family in the regions, and the packs would have a seat on the council, creating a senate. They feel the system we run is stylishly autocratic and want to change that." She said.

"Do you know who the leader of this future senate will be?" Tamia asked her, and she shook her head.

I needed to understand why Gezel Sidorov would want to ruin a system that benefits her family and implicate her cousin in the process. If this treason is linked to the Sidorovs, Marcel would be asked to go into exile as punishment for not keeping his family in check.

I needed to find a way to discuss this with Marcel and Theo because they must look into the affairs of their families.

Whoever is doing this is trying to weaken my support.

With Marcel out of the way and maybe Theo too, I will be left to deal with the uprising alone.

It would be difficult for them to unseat me, but what if they divide my control?

I could not risk allowing Marcel and Theo to be implicated in this. There has been a need to implicate them for a while. This was the smartest route, and this Gezel bitch was making herself useful to the enemy.

I opened my drawer and handed three seals to Tamia.

"Do you know what they want to do with it?" Tamia asked, handing the seal to Lily.

"I think they want to write a release letter for Safia Malek that would be forced into order while the tournament is on. They want to ask for her release making it seem like Lord Volkov ordered it. It is just my guess; I am not sure. Maybe they will cue me in on what they want to use it for once I deliver it to Luna Gezel," Lily said, and she made a lot of sense.

I wondered if this Luna Gezel was the one that forced Bryce to act against me.

I was in a dilemma. I did not know if I should arrest her immediately or allow her to lead us to other people so we could have a wider picture of what was happening.

So far, the trails we were getting led us away from the council.

I could understand Pamela and Joan being scornful and jealous of our mates, but with what Lily had just told me, the council might be pawns too.